Emms, John M vs De Firmian, Nick
North Sea Cup · Round 9 · 2000.07.15 · 0-1 · D40 Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation
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[Event "North Sea Cup"] [Site "Esbjerg DEN"] [Date "2000.07.15"] [Round "9"] [White "Emms, John M"] [Black "De Firmian, Nick"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "130"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [WhiteFideId "400254"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2567"] [BlackFideId "2000105"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D40n"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Qd3 Nd5 13. Bxd5 Bxg5 14. Be4 g6 15. Rad1 Bf6 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Kg7 18. Qb1 Qc7 19. Ne4 Qf4 20. Nxf6 Qxf6 21. b4 Rad8 22. h3 Rd7 23. b5 Nd4 24. Bxb7 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Rxb7 26. Qb4 Re8 27. Rd6 Qc3 28. Re1 Ree7 29. Kh2 Qc7 30. g3 Qc3 31. Qxc3+ Nxc3 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Nd4 Ne4 34. Rd8 Nxf2 35. Kg2 Ne4 36. Nc6 Rc7 37. Ra8 Nc3 38. Rxa7 Nxb5 39. Rxc7 Nxc7 40. a4 Kf6 41. a5 b5 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Ke4 Kd6 44. Nd8 f6 45. Kd4 Na6 46. Nb7+ Kc6 47. Nd8+ Kc7 48. Ne6+ Kd6 49. Nd8 Nb8 50. Nf7+ Ke6 51. Nd8+ Kd7 52. Nf7 Nc6+ 53. Kc5 Nxa5 54. Kxb5 Nb7 55. Kc4 Nd6+ 56. Nxd6 Kxd6 57. Kd4 f5 58. g4 Ke6 59. gxf5+ gxf5 60. Ke3 Ke5 61. Kf3 f4 62. Kf2 Ke4 63. Ke2 f3+ 64. Kf2 Kf4 65. h4 h5 0-1